| Ship |
State |
Description
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| Alpha
|
 Norway
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The barque was lost at sea between 30 January and 12 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Aarhus, Denmark.[1]
|
| Beatrice
|
 United Kingdom
|
The schooner sank in St George's Bay, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Gaspé, Quebec, Canada to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
|
| Belgravia
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean between 13 November and 8 December. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to the Clyde.[3]
|
| Bossuet
|
 France
|
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Tahiti. Her crew were rescued.[4]
|
| Captain Madsen
|
Norway
|
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was subsequently wrecked at the mouth of the St. Johns River in a hurricane The wreck was subsequently towed in to Jacksonville, Florida.[5][6]
|
| Cavaliere Squardelli
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig foundered in the West Indies. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Demerara, British Guiana.[7]
|
| Cometen
|
 Netherlands
|
The ship ran aground on a reef before 29 September. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[8]
|
| David Law
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship caught fire and exploded. She was beached on the Elephant Keys and burnt out. Her 22 crew survived. David Law was on a voyage from Leith to San Francisco, California, United States. Her crew were landed at Plymouth on 3 December by HMS Raleigh ( Royal Navy).[9][10]
|
| Emma
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore at Morant Bay, Jamaica. She was refloated in September.[11]
|
| Georgia
|
Flag unknown
|
The steamship departed from Fuzhou, China for Adelaide, South Australia in late August or early September. Subsequently foundered. Wreckage washed ashore at Edithburgh, South Australia.[12]
|
| Lord of the Isles
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque was wrecked on the coast of Sakhalin, Russia. Her crew survived.[13]
|
| Marie
|
France
|
The fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her 20 crew survived.[14]
|
| Nagay
|
 United States
|
The schooner was lost at Popof Island in the Shumagin Islands off the south coast of the Department of Alaska during the summer of 1880. Her crew survived.[15]
|
| Nenuphar
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to New York, United States.[16]
|
| Norden
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between 14 October and 1 December. Her crew were rescued by the steamship City of London ( United Kingdom). Norden was on a voyage from Quebec City to London, United Kingdom.[17]
|
| Oleander
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque foundered at sea. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued four weeks later by the barque Offerton ( United Kingdom). Oleander was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Liverpool.[18]
|
| Rathmore
|
United Kingdom
|
The steamship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea between 3 January and 8 February with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bombay, India.[19]
|
| Rock Light
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque was presumed to have foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 35 crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Bristol, Gloucestershire. A lifebuoy from the ship washed up on Faial Island, Azores in mid-April.[20]
|
| Sea Nymph
|
Jersey
|
The ship departed from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France for Gibraltar. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21]
|
| Sea Shell
|
 Tasmania
|
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Noumea, New Caledonia. Her crew were rescued.[22]
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